Thursday, June 22, 2017

In an earlier post we reported that there was some confusion emanating from the Cambridge city council concerning the campus property being sold by Episcopal Divinity School. Local media had reported that the sale had “hit a snag” because some of the campus is owned or co-owned by Lesley University. EDS Board Chair Gary Hall has since offered a statement to clarify the situation for concerned Episcopalians and local residents.

Statement from Board Chair Gary Hall on EDS Property

A pair of stories regarding the property that Episcopal Divinity School owns in Cambridge have caused some confusion, particularly a story on the Curbed Boston website suggesting that the sale of the property had hit a “serious snag.” That isn’t the case. Indeed, the brokers with whom EDS is working have not yet circulated any offering materials regarding the Cambridge property that EDS will be offering to sell. Here is how the confusion occurred: